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Jim & Dorothy Peters present recognition award to Gayla Bergstrom from the Bay Area SCI Chapter at the First Annual Bob Bergstrom Memorial

August 23, 2008 marked the First Annual Bob Bergstrom Memorial Sporting Clays and BBQ hosted by the Bay Area Chapter of SCI down in Morgan Hill, CA at Coyote Valley Sporting Clays. Many of you recall the blog entry I posted back in February regarding the passing of our dear friend Bob Bergstrom. The San Francisco Chapter of Safari Club International dedicated this outing that Bob spearheaded. Jim and Dorothy Peters headed the group and organized a great BBQ, which included some of Bob’s favorite elk burgers, which was expertly handled by Bob’s wife Gayla, (Bob would be proud).

Bob and a young Eric Bergstrom at an early shooting lesson

In all about fifty friends, family and supporters were there to help celebrate Bob’s passion for sharing his love of the outdoors and his involvement with young people. I was proud to have my two young boys there to honor our very missed friend.

We had the pleasure of hanging out with Buck Buchanan, who is a Certified Hunter Education Instructor with my two boys, Ryan and Taylor and my wife Judy. Buck was kind enough to give the boys a full morning of shot gunning instructions and by the end of the day were actually shooting better than the old man. Thanks Buck, now I have to hear that every time we go afield with my two new outdoor enthusiasts.

Taylor, John and Ryan McGannon having a great time at Bob’s Memorial Event at Coyote Valley

Buck is the Tri-Valley Hunter Safety Shooting instructor and arranges classes for anyone, young or old, who is interested in getting their hunter safety certification. He can be reached at 925-998-5086.

If you are interested in obtaining additional information or you know someone who is looking for a hunter safety course Buck is your man. Give him a call he has a great way with the young guns.

Master Instructor Buchanan has also been gracious enough to step into Bob Bergstrom’s position as the driving force to the Safari Club International’s Cub Program, which exposes our youth to all the great experiences that await them in the great outdoors.<—f208ab4923ab20af561ff79f172e98e6—><—f208ab4923ab20af561ff79f172e98e6—><—f208ab4923ab20af561ff79f172e98e6—>

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